2021 San Miguel Beermen season explained

Team:	San Miguel Beermen
Pbayear:	2021
Coach:	Leo Austria
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	7
1C-Losses:	4
1C-Place:	4
1C-Playoffs:	Semifinalist (lost to TNT, 3–4)
2C-Name:	Governors' Cup
2C-Wins:	7
2C-Losses:	4
2C-Place:	5
2C-Playoffs:	Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Owners:	San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022–23

The San Miguel Beermen season was the 46th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

March 14: The PBA Season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.^[1]

Draft picks

See main article: article and PBA Season 46 draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
3		32		Forward		Arellano
4	42		Forward		NU
5	51		Forward		PMMA
6	58		Forward		CSAV
7	60		Guard		Benilde

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-style="background:#ffcccc"| 1| July 18| Meralco| L 87–93| Terrence Romeo (18)| Moala Tautuaa (10)| Chris Ross (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 0–1|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 2| July 23| NLEX| W 110–93| CJ Perez (21)| Arwind Santos (12)| Chris Ross (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–1|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 3| July 25| NorthPort| W 88–86| CJ Perez (18)| CJ Perez (8)| Alex Cabagnot (7)| Ynares Sports Arena| 2–1|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 4| July 28| Blackwater| W 99–80| June Mar Fajardo (16)| Arwind Santos (12)| Arwind Santos (5)| Ynares Sports Arena| 3–1|-style="background:#ffcccc"| 5| September 1| Terrafirma| L 104–110 (OT)| Terrence Romeo (28)| June Mar Fajardo (12)| Chris Ross (9)| DHVSU Gym| 3–2|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 6| September 8| TNT| W 83–67| Marcio Lassiter (19)| June Mar Fajardo (17)| Romeo, Ross (4)| DHVSU Gym| 4–2|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 7| September 10| Barangay Ginebra| W 111–102| Terrence Romeo (29)| June Mar Fajardo (10)| Terrence Romeo (6)| DHVSU Gym| 5–2|-style="background:#ffcccc"| 8| September 12| Rain or Shine| L 93–95| Terrence Romeo (20)| Arwind Santos (12)| Romeo, Ross (6)| DHVSU Gym| 5–3|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 9| September 17| Phoenix Super LPG| W 110–80| CJ Perez (24)| June Mar Fajardo (11)| Chris Ross (8)| DHVSU Gym| 6–3|-style="background:#ffcccc"| 10| September 19| Magnolia| L 90–100| CJ Perez (20)| Fajardo, Perez, Santos (7)| Chris Ross (5)| DHVSU Gym| 6–4|-style="background:#ccffcc"| 11| September 22| Alaska| W 101–100| CJ Perez (20)| June Mar Fajardo (10)| June Mar Fajardo (6)| DHVSU Gym| 7–4

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| September 26| NorthPort| W 88–87| Alex Cabagnot (20)| Fajardo, Santos (11)| Marcio Lassiter (9)| DHVSU Gym| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| September 30| NorthPort| W 100–95| CJ Perez (21)| Arwind Santos (13)| Chris Ross (6)| DHVSU Gym| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| October 3| TNT| L 88–89| CJ Perez (23)| June Mar Fajardo (11)| Fajardo, Ross (4)| DHVSU Gym| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| October 6| TNT| W 98–96| Terrence Romeo (26)| June Mar Fajardo (10)| Chris Ross (5)| DHVSU Gym| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| October 8| TNT| L 98–115| Terrence Romeo (22)| June Mar Fajardo (10)| June Mar Fajardo (4)| DHVSU Gym| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| October 10| TNT| W 116–90| Moala Tautuaa (25)| June Mar Fajardo (12)| Chris Ross (9)| DHVSU Gym| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| October 13| TNT| L 90–110| June Mar Fajardo (23)| June Mar Fajardo (12)| Chris Ross (3)| DHVSU Gym| 2–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| October 15| TNT| W 103–90| Moala Tautuaa (24)| June Mar Fajardo (14)| Terrence Romeo (6)| DHVSU Gym| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| October 17| TNT| L 79–97| June Mar Fajardo (22)| June Mar Fajardo (16)| Fajardo, Ross (3)| DHVSU Gym| 3–4

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| December 8| NLEX| L 102–114| Brandon Brown (36)| Brandon Brown (13)| Brown, Romeo (3)| Ynares Sports Arena| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| December 10| Alaska| L 94–99| June Mar Fajardo (23)| June Mar Fajardo (15)| Terrence Romeo (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 0–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| December 12| NorthPort| W 91–88| Brandon Brown (24)| Brandon Brown (12)| Brown, Romeo (7)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| December 18| Blackwater| W 107–88| CJ Perez (21)| Brandon Brown (14)| Brandon Brown (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| December 26| Terrafirma| W 100–88| Brown, Romeo (23)| Brandon Brown (10)| Brown, Perez (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| February 16, 2022| TNT| L 81–96| June Mar Fajardo (22)| June Mar Fajardo (14)| Chris Ross (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| February 20, 2022| Barangay Ginebra| W 110–102| Orlando Johnson (31)| Fajardo, Johnson (10)| Orlando Johnson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
3,347| 4–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| February 23, 2022| Phoenix Super LPG| W 104–99| Orlando Johnson (23)| June Mar Fajardo (15)| Orlando Johnson (5)| Ynares Center| 5–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 9| February 27, 2022| Magnolia| L 87–104| Shabazz Muhammad (27)| Shabazz Muhammad (17)| Chris Ross (6)| Ynares Center
3,561| 5–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| March 3, 2022| Rain or Shine| W 104–100| Shabazz Muhammad (33)| Shabazz Muhammad (21)| Muhammad, Romeo, Ross (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| March 5, 2022| Meralco| W 115–110| Shabazz Muhammad (57)| Shabazz Muhammad (19)| Chris Ross (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 7–4

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| March 18, 2022| Meralco| L 85–100| Shabazz Muhammad (24) | Shabazz Muhammad (15)| Chris Ross (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
align=center	Alfonzo Gotladera	align=center rowspan=2	June 23, 2021^[2]	align=center rowspan=2	Not disclosed	align=center rowspan=2	1 year	align=center
align=center	James Sena	align=center	Blackwater Elite
align=center	Rodney Brondial	align=center rowspan=2	January 6, 2022^[3]	align=center	Not disclosed	align=center	3 years	align=center	Alaska Aces

Trades

Mid-season

November
November 8, 2021^[5]	To San Miguel Vic Manuel	To NorthPort Arwind Santos
November 13, 2021^[6]	To San Miguel Simon Enciso	To Terrafirma Alex Cabagnot

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
		December 8, 2021	December 26, 2021	3–2
		February 16, 2022	February 23, 2022	2–1
		February 27, 2022	March 18, 2022	2–2

Notes and References

https://www.pba.ph/news/application-forms-for-season-46-draft-available-monday Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday
News: SMB signs free agent big men Fonzo Gotladera, James Sena . Sports Interactive Network . June 23, 2021 . June 23, 2021.
News: Rodney Brondial turns unrestricted free agent after Alaska talks fail . Sports Interactive Network . January 6, 2022 . January 6, 2022.
News: PBA approves CJ Perez trade from Terrafirma to SMB for 3 players, 2 first round picks . PBA.ph . February 2, 2021 . February 2, 2021.
News: Vic Manuel, Arwind Santos trade places . PBA.ph . November 8, 2021 . November 8, 2021.
News: SMB sends Cabagnot to Terrafirma for Enciso . PBA.ph . November 13, 2021 . November 13, 2021.